Linux

Many distributions release a package of MuseScore with each new version of the distribution. However, with the exception of rolling distributions like Arch Linux, MuseScore releases rarely coincide with a distribution release so these packages are often out-of-date.

If you want to run the latest MuseScore version and get support from the MuseScore developers, we suggest installing an AppImage, however the distribution packages, even if older, are usually supported by the distribution’s package maintainers. Community images are provided by users for their distributions and have at best voluntary support.

Older versions

Unsupported versions for Windows

Info: These are unsupported, because their build process is not maintained in the main repository, but done by a MuseScore contributor, ABL, and are installed differently, like the Development Builds (check the instructions here)

The supported releases of MuseScore 2.x require a processor supporting SSE2 or it will crash on startup. If your processor doesn't support SSE2, you can try this build. Plugins won't work though, as these do require SSE2

There are currently only two known reasons why you would want to run this unsupported 64-bit build: because you want to use a huge SFZ, or because your MIDI keyboard driver doesn't support 32-bit. Of course, this requires a 64-bit version of Windows.

Development builds

Development builds are produced from the code of MuseScore that is being developed. They are intended for testers and advanced users who want to experiment with new features, or need access to the latest bug fixes and are willing to risk the instability of an unfinished product.

A file saved from a nightly build may not open in a future nightly or any released version. Use at your own risk.

See also comparison of stable, prerelease, and development builds. Builds that have "master" in the name of the download package are based on the development branch that will eventually become MuseScore 3, with deep changes to the code structure, many new features, and high instability. Builds with "2.2" in the name are only slightly different from the current release of 2.1.